In what just might turn out to be the 2011 Fight of the Year, Victor Ortiz literally stunned Andre Berto, scoring a unanimous decision and becoming the WBC welterweight champion of the world. After 12 action-packed rounds that included 4 knockdowns, 2 for each fighter, it was Ortiz who proved to be the bigger, stronger and better fighter. At times, an exhausted Andre Berto was literally getting battered by a determined Victor Ortiz, who proved his doubters wrong with his performance. Relive all the action in FightHype’s in-depth, minute-by-minute round-by-round results.
ROUND 1 Ortiz comes out firing his jab. Right hand lands for Berto. Ortiz ladns a left to the body. Chopping left hand lands for Ortiz and Berto goes down. Ref says Berto tripped on the feet of Ortiz. No knockdown. Ortiz lands a left down the middle. Berto lands a right. HARD left hand lands for Ortiz and then a right uppercut and Berto crumples to the canvas. Berto is up and takes the count. Ortiz jumps on him. Berto holds on. Left and a right lands for Ortiz. Berto lands a right, but Ortia walks right through it. HARD left lands for Ortiz. Berto hold on. Right and a left hook lands for Ortiz. BIG round for Ortiz.
Ortiz 10 Berto 8
ROUND 2 Berto comes out looking to establish his jab. Ortiz lands a left to the body and another left down the middle. Another left hand down the middle and Berto holds on. Left to the body lands for Ortiz. Jab lands for Berto. Another. Quick right hand lands for Berto. HARD uppercut lands for Berto. Ortiz lands a couple of body shots. Nice right and a left lands for Ortiz. Another HARD right hand lands for Ortiz and Berto holds on. Left hand and an uppercut lands for Ortiz. Berto looks groggy. Straigh tleft lands for Ortiz. Berto lands a counter right and Ortiz wobbles backwards. His glove touches the canvas and it’s rules a knockdown. Wow. Round to Berto.
Ortiz 18 Berto 18
ROUND 3 Ortiz lands a left over the top. Berto flicking his jab out and gets a warning for a backhand. Right hand down the middle followed by a left lands for Berto. Ortiz answers with a left ofhis own. HARD uppercut lands for Ortiz and Berto is hurt. He holds on. Berto is wobbling on his feet. Ortiz jumps on him and lands a right and another uppercut. Berto looks rocked, but he lands a right. Right and a left lands for Ortiz. Right hand lands for Ortiz as he backs Berto up to the ropes. Short left hand lands for Ortiz. Berto lands a right. 1-2 lands for Ortiz. Ortiz lands a left. Another 1-2 lands for Ortiz and he smiles at Berto. Round to Ortiz.
Ortiz 28 Berto 27
ROUND 4 Ortiz looks confident in there as he bounces on his toes. Left to the body lands for Ortiz. Berto lands a right. Ortiz lands a bigger left. Another left lands for Ortiz. Berto backs up to the ropes and just covers up. Uppercut and a right hook lands for Ortiz. Woooooo…HARD 1-2 lands for Ortiz. Nice three-punch combo lands for Ortiz. HARD left hook lands for Ortiz. Berto is going to get knocked out in this fight. Berto lands a left, but Ortiz walks through it and blasts BERTO upstairs against the ropes. Berto looks like a dead man in there just laying up on the ropes. Berto misses with a WILD right hand. Left hook lands for Berto. Nice 1-2 to the body lands for Ortiz. Ortiz just working Berto against the ropes. Round to Ortiz.
Ortiz 38 Berto 36
ROUND 5 Berto just flicking his jab. Ortiz not really throwing much right now. HARD right hook lands for Berto. Ortiz just eats it. HARD 1-2 lands for Ortiz. Ortiz working Berto against the ropes right now. Uppercut and 1-2 lands for Ortiz. Another nice combination lands for Ortiz. 1-2 lands for Ortiz. Left hook lands for Ortiz. Another 1-2 lands for Ortiz. Ortiz just battering Berto, who looks exhausted in there. Round to Ortiz.
Ortiz 48 Berto 45
ROUND 6 HARD left hook lands for Berto. Another stiff left lands for Berto. Ortiz eats both. HARD right hook lands for Berto. Ortiz lands a left. Left hook lands for Ortiz. 1-2 to the body lands for Ortiz. Right hand lands for Berto. WOOOOOOOO…HUGE right hand lands for Berto and Ortiz is down. WOW. Ortiz is up and takes the count. Berto jumps on him, but misses with some wild shot. HARD right lands for Berto. Ortiz holds on. Ortiz on the retreat. Left hands lands for Berto. Ortiz lands a left hand. HUGE left hook lands for Ortiz and now Berto is down. WOW. Wow! End of round. WOW. Round of the Year! Round to Berto.
Ortiz 57 Berto 55
ROUND 7 Both men trade on the inside. Ortiz landing the better body shots. HARD right hand down the middle lands for Berto. More roughhousing on the inside. Berto misses with a couple shots. BIG right hook lands for Berto, but Ortiz lands a devastating left of his own. Right hand down the middle lands for Berto. Both men trading bombs. They trade hard right hands. Ortiz outworking Berto to the body. Left hand down the middle lands for Ortiz. Ortiz lands a right upstairs. Close round, but I give it to Ortiz for outworking him.
Ortiz 67 Berto 64
ROUND 8 Berto looking to establish his jab again. HARD left to the body lands for Ortiz. Left hand upstairs lands for Ortiz. Berto lands a left. They trade on the inside. Ortiz digging to the body. Chopping right hand upstairs lands for Ortiz. Berto doing a lot of holding. Nice left hook to the body lands for Berto, but he’s still getting outworked on the inside. Short counter left lands for Ortiz. Round to Ortiz.
Ortiz 77 Berto 73
ROUND 9 Ortiz lands a 1-2 to the body. Ortiz digs another quick combo to the body. Berto holds on. 1-2 lands for Ortiz. Berto sneaks in a left hook. Left hand down the middle lands for Ortiz. Another 1-2 lands for Ortiz. The ref gives Ortiz a warning for hitting Berto behind his head. The action resumes. 1-2 lands for Ortiz. Berto lands a nice right. Berto holds on. Chopping right upstairs lands for Ortiz. Round to Ortiz.
Ortiz 87 Berto 82
ROUND 10 1-2 lands for Berto to start the round. HARD left hand lands for Berto upstairs. AWWWWWWWWW….Berto just milked a call and the ref takes a point from Ortiz for hitting in the back of the head. That’s bullshit. Wow. The action resumes and Ortiz digs to the body and lands a right. Left hook lands for Ortiz. Berto getting worked on the inside as he tries to hold on. Nice left hook lands for Berto. Ortiz lands some nice uppercuts. Short right lands for Ortiz. A sloppy Berto falls to the canvas. No knockdown. Nice left lands for Ortiz. Both men slugging, but it’s Ortiz landing the harder shots. Round to Ortiz, but he loses a point for the deduction.
Ortiz 96 Berto 91
ROUND 11 Ortiz comes out energized. Nice right lands for Berto, but then he holds on. Ortiz works his body. Berto holds on. Left hand lands for Ortiz. Another. Uppercut lands for Ortiz. Berto lands a right, but he staggers backwards. Ortiz works him against the ropes. Berto holds on. Uppercut from Ortiz snaps the head back of Berto. A couple more uppercuts land for Ortiz. Berto keeps looking at the clock just trying to survive. They trade on the inside. HARD left hand down the middle lands for Ortiz. Berto misses with a wild right. Round to Ortiz.
Ortiz 106 Berto 100
ROUND 12 Ortiz lands a 1-2. Left hand lands for Ortiz. Berto lands a right. Another BIG right lands for Berto, but Ortiz eats it and a left hook of his own. Now Berto looks tired again and holds on. Ortiz works his body on the inside. Some roughhousing on the inside. Ortiz lands a couple of uppercuts. Both men trading on the inside again, but it’s Ortiz who’s landing the better shots. Round to Ortiz, who simply outworked an exhausted Andre Berto.
Ortiz 116 Berto 109
Official judges scorecards: 115-110, 114-112, 114-111
THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION…AND NEW WBC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD…VICTOR ORTIZ
COMPUBOX NUMBERS Berto total punches: 147/480 Ortiz total punches: 281/696
Berto power punches: 115/251 Ortiz power punches: 266/570
